Sorry about that, Mrs. Sheehan
There would have been a lot less written and said about Sheehan at the SOTU if they had just let her sit there in her t-shirt and listen to the President lie. From the AP:
Capitol Police dropped a charge of unlawful conduct against antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan Wednesday and offered apologies to her as well as a congressman’s wife after they were ejected from President Bush’s State of the Union address for wearing T-shirts with war messages.Police removed Sheehan and Beverly Young, the wife of Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young, R-Fla., from the visitors gallery Tuesday night. Sheehan was taken away in handcuffs before Bush’s arrival at the Capitol and charged with a misdemeanor, while Young was not arrested.
Capitol Police did not explain why Sheehan was arrested and Young was not.
What makes this story really incredible is that the Congressman's wife's t-shirt read "Support the Troops". Hardly anti-war.